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Del'Shawn Phillips Contract

Del'Shawn Phillips signed a two-year, $7.5 million contract with the Los Angeles Chargers. The deal includes $4 million guaranteed and can reach $10.5 million with incentives. It carries a $2.75 million cap hit in 2026.

Contract record last updated .

2-year contract$7.50M
Guaranteed
$4M
Average / year
$3.75M
Free agency
2028 UFA
Linebacker #53Age 297 NFL seasons6' 2" / 230 lbsIllinois
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LACLB / 53

2026 contract ledger

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Del'Shawn Phillips current contract summary
2026$1,500,000$1,250,000$4,000,000$0$2,750,000

Cap hit: The total amount charged against the team salary cap for this league year.

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Del'Shawn Phillips current contract annual cash and salary-cap ledger
YearBase salarySigning prorationOption bonusOption prorationRoster bonusPer-game bonusWorkout bonusAvailable incentivesCap incentivesGuaranteed salaryCash dueCap hit
2026contract$1,500,000$1,250,000$0$0$0$0$0$1,500,000$0$0$4,000,000$2,750,000
Cap equation · 2026BASE $1,500,000 + SIGNING $1,250,000 + OPTION PRORATION $0 + ROSTER $0 + PER-GAME $0 + WORKOUT $0 + CAP INCENTIVES $0=$2,750,000

$1,500,000 in additional incentives is available but does not count in the current cap hit.

Career cash flow

Earned through 2025Hatched bars are scheduled, not yet earnedSwipe across seasons →
$4M$2M$0
BUF2019–2020
JETS2021
BAL2022–2023
HOU2024
LAC2025–2027
BaseSigningRosterRestructureOptionOther earnedBonus mixNew dealScheduled
CASH · 2026=BASE $1,500,000 + SIGNING $2,500,000 + ROSTER $0 + RESTRUCTURE $0 + OPTION $0 + WORKOUT $0 + EARNED INCENTIVES $0$4,000,000

Annual career ledger

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Del'Shawn Phillips complete annual career earnings ledger
SeasonSalaryBonuses and cash adjustmentsPotentialCash totals
YearAgeTeamBase salarySigningRosterRestructureOptionWorkoutIncentives paidOther cashAvailableAnnual cashCareer cash
2019NEW DEAL23BUF$169,000$3,500$0$0$0$0$0−$3,500$0$169,000$169,000
2020NEW DEAL24BUF$473,117$0$0$0$0$0$9,445$0$0$482,562$651,562
2021NEW DEAL25JETS$693,333$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$693,333$1,344,895
202226BAL$895,000$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$895,000$2,239,895
2023NEW DEAL27BAL$1,010,000$100,000$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$1,110,000$3,349,895
2024NEW DEAL28HOU$1,550,000$750,000$0$0$0$0$0$300,000$0$2,600,000$5,949,895
2025NEW DEAL29LAC$1,550,000$300,000$150,000$0$0$7,560$0−$307,560$0$1,700,000$7,649,895
2026NEW DEAL · SCHEDULED30LAC$1,500,000$2,500,000$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$4,000,000$11,649,895
2027SCHEDULED31LAC$2,160,000$0$0$1,000,000$0$0$0$340,000$0$3,500,000$15,149,895
Career totals$10,000,450$3,653,500$150,000$1,000,000$0$7,560$9,445$328,940$0$15,149,895$15,149,895

Contract history

8 reported agreements · guarantees at signing

  1. 20192019
  2. 20202020
  3. 20212021
  4. 20232023
  5. 20242024
  6. 20252025
  7. 20252025
  8. 20262026
Career cash shown: $7.65M · Projected under current schedule: $15.15M